EDWARDS GETS DESPERATELY NEEDED IOWA LABOR NOD

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3027488, EDWARDS GETS DESPERATELY NEEDED IOWA LABOR NOD
Posted by Omaha Steve on Sat Oct-13-07 03:47 PM

Source: NBC

At 5:30pm Monday ET in Iowa city, John Edwards will get SEIU-Iowa nod and the endorsement of other state affiliates, according to multiple sources. The endorsement, which the Edwards campaign refused to comment on, is key because it means that SEIU members and resources from other state organizations that endorse Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama (think Illinois and New York SEIU chapters) cannot help their respective Iowa campaigns, according to SEIU rules.

No campaign needed this organizational boost more than Edwards since he financially can't keep up with Clinton and Obama in Iowa.

Read more: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/13/410136.aspx